Tag: Electronic Voting
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2023: Atiku reacts to Senate’s U-Turn on electronic transmission of results
Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar has
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2023: Ahmad Lawan defends senate’s position on electronic transmission of election results
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has advanced reasons to justify the position taken by the Senate on the electronic transmission of election results. The Senate on Thursday, while considering the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill, voted that “The Commission(INEC) may consider the electronic transmission of results, provided the national coverage is adjudged to be…
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See Senators who voted for, against electronic voting
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday voted to decide on electronic voting and electronic transmission of election results. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the voting was a decider in the passage of the electoral act amendment bill 2021 by the upper legislative chamber. However, the chamber passed the bill amidst rancour, disagreement and rowdiness. The amended bill empowers…
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Loopholes in the Proposed Electoral Act – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside . Traditional wrestling in the southern part of Nigeria is intriguing and exciting. To the uninitiated, it would appear there are no rules, but to those who understand it, there are standard rules that govern it. The electoral system in Nigeria is like the traditional wrestling common to most parts of Nigeria.…
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Ex-INEC boss, Jega rejects Senate’s decision allowing electronic voting without transmission of results
The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commended the National Assembly for taking steps to review the Electoral Amendment Act (2010) as amended but faulted the exclusion of electronic transfer of results. Jega who spoke as a guest during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics lamented that the decision of…
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Electronic voting: We did not alter Electoral Bill – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said the National Assembly (NASS) did not alter the report on the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2020. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Gbajabiamila stated this on Tuesday while reacting to claims that the leadership of NASS altered the report on the Electoral Bill that is still…
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INEC set to introduce electronic voting over rising cost of elections in Nigeria
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said it would engage with the National Assembly and other stakeholders to explore ways of responding to the rising cost of conducting frequent bye-elections in Nigeria. The commission premised its decision on the Supreme Court judgment which states that votes belong primarily to political parties, as well as…
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Army backs electronic voting, collation for subsequent polls
The Army on Thursday in Abuja urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work toward using science and information technology to conduct subsequent elections to reduce human interference. Chief of Army Staff, Lt.General Tukur Buratai, who was represented by Brig-Gen John Ochai, former Brigade Commander of 22 Army Brigade in Dikwa, Borno, made the…